Cimage Launches New Portfolio of 2nd Generation Document Management and Workflow Solutions.IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 21, 1998-- "This new portfolio will enable organizations to better manage and distribute their documents and data leading to significant improvements in product time to market, plant efficiency, product quality, and plant safety, as well as enabling a substantial reduction in operating costs operating costs npl → gastos mpl operacionales ," said Ian MacKenzie, managing director for Cimage. Cimage Enterprise Systems Ltd., a leading supplier of document management and workflow The automatic routing of documents to the users responsible for working on them. Workflow is concerned with providing the information required to support each step of the business cycle. solutions for manufacturing, utility, nuclear, petrochemical petrochemical, any one of a large group of chemicals derived from a component of petroleum or natural gas. The cracking processes for manufacturing gasoline produce vast quantities of gaseous hydrocarbons. , and process companies worldwide, has introduced extra functionality to its software with the release of Cimage '98. The new product set was shown for the first time at this year's IMC (Internet Mail Consortium, Santa Cruz, CA, www.imc.org) An industry trade association founded in 1996 by Paul Hoffman and Dave Crocker that promotes Internet e-mail standards and features. exhibition and confirms Year 2000 compliance for the entire Cimage product range. Cimage '98 includes a 2nd generation release of DM-Net, the highly successful Cimage Internet/intranet solution, a new release of DM Desktop, a 2nd generation 32-bit Windows desktop client, enhanced Staffware workflow Integration, and new levels of integration with the popular AutoCAD and Microstation CAD products. "Cimage '98 is the result of Cimage's commitment to provide engineering organizations with the most comprehensive and tailored document management and workflow solution available in today's marketplace. By focusing all development and marketing efforts towards these industry sectors, Cimage solutions are now best placed to specifically address the needs of these companies," said David Shipman David Shipman (1730 – 1813) is generally considered to be the real-life inspiration for James Fenimore Cooper's character Natty Bumppo in the Leatherstocking Tales along with a pioneer man named Thomas Leffingwell. , V.P. of Marketing for Cimage. The Cimage '98 portfolio includes the following new software releases: DM-Net v3.2 is an easy to customize Internet/intranet solution providing access to core document management functionality from a standard web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. . DM-Net's Internet-based approach dramatically reduces the cost of deployment of document management solutions by transforming the Intranet "view only" environment into a complete document management system. DM Desktop v3.2, the 32-bit Windows desktop client, introduces significant enhancements over the previous release. The DM Desktop is the primary user interface for accessing information held in the Cimage Document Manager Server, the enterprise repository for engineering drawings and related documentation. Simple to use at all levels, the product has considerably enhanced file management capabilities with easier document and file association, as well as improved reporting facilities. Enhanced 3rd party software integration is also provided, including close integration with Staffware Workflow. The Cimage workflow integration combines the strengths of the Cimage and Staffware product suites to provide workflow processes with document management control. This greatly facilitates the management of documents and data with any Staffware workflow case. Examples include, engineering changes, document routing, design sign-offs, etc. In addition, the inclusion of DM for Microstation v3.1 and DM for AutoCAD v3.1 provides integration of Cimage document management with Microstation 95 for Windows and AutoCAD release 13 & 14 for Windows, respectively. These products add a drop-down menu See pull-down menu. drop-down menu - pull-down menu and toolbar A row or column of on-screen buttons used to activate functions in the application. Many toolbars are customizable, letting you add and delete buttons as required. Toolbars may be fixed in position or may float, which means they can be dragged to a more convenient location in the to Microstation and AutoCAD applications providing an extensive range of document management facilities. This allows users to work on and share drawings and data without ever leaving their application. About Cimage: Cimage Enterprise Systems Ltd. is a leading supplier of document management and workflow solutions to manufacturing, utility, nuclear, petrochemical and process companies worldwide. These solutions are typically used to store, distribute, and manage engineering drawings and related documentation. The benefits Cimage customers enjoy include improved change control to plant and manufacturing designs (resulting in more efficient and safer operations) and wider access to up-to-date information across the organization (improving the efficiency of communications and assisting compliance with statutory regulations). Cimage is a member of the Tarmac group, which has $4 billion in annual sales. From Cimage headquarters in Bracknell, Berkshire, United Kingdom, the company serves a worldwide market through a global network of distributors and business partners covering Europe, the USA, the Middle East, Africa, the Far East, and Australia. Cimage has direct representation in the USA, working closely with Access, its prime reseller An organization that sells hardware and software to the general public. Resellers purchase products from software publishers and hardware manufacturers. in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . Cimage has over 500 installations in 18 countries. Its customers include Rover Group Rover Group plc was the name that was given by the British government, in 1986, to the state-owned vehicle manufacturer British Leyland or BL. After divesting of its commercial vehicle and bus manufacturing divisions the company by then consisting of the car manufacturing , Lucas Aerospace, British Nuclear Fuels, Raytheon Corporate Jets, Nuclear Electric, Gillette, Texas Utilities, Amaco, Marathon Oil Marathon Oil Corporation NYSE: MRO, based in Houston, Texas, is a worldwide oil and natural gas exploration and production company. Principal exploration activities are in the United States, Norway, Equatorial Guinea, Angola and Canada. , and John Crane John Rene Crane is Head Writer, Executive Producer and occasional performer on Fox's Saturday late night sketch comedy program, MADtv. He is married with two children. Career . About Staffware: Staffware plc, based in the United Kingdom, is the leading provider of production workflow technology Workflow technology is a new field of software products designed to improve the design of information systems. It involves use of workflow engine to execute models of processes. The models can be edited by persons not experienced in programming (e.g. worldwide. Staffware Workflow provides rapid development, high transaction, easy integration, and scalability to companies implementing enterprise wide solutions. Cimage is a registered trademark of Cimage Enterprise Systems Ltd. DM-Net is trademark applied for. Other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective companies. Copyright (c) 1998, Cimage Enterprise Systems Ltd. All rights reserved.
CONTACT: Cimage Enterprise Systems Ltd.
David Shipman, 714/450-4999
Mike Burzynski, 949/855-9815
Janet Roberts, 949/495-6384
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